Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1887-11-14
THE STATES HEALTH.
Meteorological Conditions Influence TIL
Death Rate In a Marked Degree.

Meteorological Conditions Influence the
Death Rate In a Marked Degree.
The circular of the State Board of Health,
issued by the Secretary, DR.. Gerard G.
Tyrrell. for October, is at hand and, as
usual, is full of interesting facts and ex-
csllent suggestions. He says "In the
reports received from eighty-four towns in
which deaths occurred during the month of
October, we find mortality of 1,04O in an
estimated population of 707, 450, which
gives percentage of 13 deaths per tbou.
sand IN the month, or an annual rate of
1906. This is an increased mortality from
the preceding months, and singularly cor
roborates the opinion of Dr. il. Baker. the
accomplished Secretary of the State Board
OF Health of Michigan, that meteorologica!
conditions influence the death rate in a
marked manner, especially in diseases of
the respiratory organs and osber mucous
outlets of the body"
The causes of death are classified as fol-
lows: Consumption. 149; acute pneumonia.
81; acute bronchitis, IL; congestion, of the
lungs 10; cholera infantum, 81; diseases of
stomach and bowels. A; diphtheria, 80;
Group, 81; scarlet fever. 4; measles, I; small
pox, 2; whooping cough, A. typho-inalarial
fevers, 5; typhoid fever, 81 reIniSt,nt and
Intermittent feeefs, 7; cerebro-spinal fever.
II; cancer, u; erysipelas, 2; heart diseases,
81; alcoholism, IL; other causes, 46S.
WORD ABOUT CHOLERA.
Cholera has thus far been confined to
passengers of the infected ships which ar
rived with it on board. The Stale Board
of Health of Illinois, through its indefati-
gable Secretary, DR.. Raucb, and DR. De-
Wolf, Health Officer in Chicago. have
traced ALL or nearly all, the passengers dis
charged from the steamer Indep Endemic
but no cholera has as yet DEVELOPED among
them. DR.. DeWolf will have ali The cloth.
ing etc, disinfected as fast as discovered !.
this may avert the danger. Experience tells
us that the larger part of epidemic disease is
borne by the laboring classes, and it is
among them that the ravages of cholera
would be most destructive, as by the nature
of their occupation they are as a rule. rem
dered more susceptible to disease. Ii,
therefore, becomes the duty of the author
tiles to see to it that the houses, tenements
and buildings where these classes live are
rendered as healthy and as clean as posi-
BILE. The artisan the laborer and the wage
worker cannot change their place of abode
at Will, IN order to escape a peStilence +:
they must abide where they make their
living they cannot flee to the mountains
or to the sea if cholera invades our shores.
Humanity, then, insists that in view of a
probable invasion of cholera, general
cleaning up takes place throughout the
State. Let each town see that its cesspools
are emptied, its wells cleaned out, its water
supply thoroughly examined, its refuse
and garbage burned, every preparation
made in the way of cleanliness, SO that if
pestilence invades our borders and attacks
our homes, the poor and the wage worker
will at least have as fair chance of sur.
vival as the well-to-do and the rich, who
can choose their habitation at will.